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The black American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was based for most of his life in New York. He played with various groups and bands, collaborating with, among others, Dizzy Gillespie. He made his first recordings in the 1940s, and his later popularity led to a contract from 1962 with Columbia. His style of performance brought harmonic and melodic innovations.